Vehicular door

ABSTRACT

A vehicular door includes an inner panel and an outer panel that is mounted on a vehicular exterior side of the inner panel such that they are mounted to and separated from each other by sliding. The outer panel is mounted to the inner panel while the first outer side stopper and the first inner side stopper being fit to each other and the second outer side stopper and the second inner side stopper being fit to each other. In the relative sliding of the inner panel and the outer panel in the lateral direction, the first outer side stopper, the second inner side stopper, the second outer side stopper, and the first inner side stopper are arranged such that the first outer side stopper is not contacted with the second inner side stopper or the second outer side stopper is not contacted with the first inner side stopper.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No.2017-230935 filed on Nov. 30, 2017. The entire contents of the priorityapplication are incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The disclosure described herein relates to a vehicular door.

BACKGROUND

There has been known a vehicular door configured by mounting an externalpanel member and an interior panel member together. A door outer panelthat is made of synthetic resin is fixed to a door inner panel that is avehicular body component as follows. Screw grommets are attached to thedoor inner panel made of a steel plate and screw insertion holes areformed in the door outer panel formed of synthetic resin. The tappingscrews are inserted through the screw insertion holes of the door outerpanel and threaded into the screw grommets such that the door outerpanel is fixed to the door inner panel at several portions.

In the above technology, the door outer panel made of resin is mountedin and fixed to the door inner panel made of the steel plate withscrews. However, such a mounting method requires separate mountingmembers such as screws and workability thereof is not good. Furthermore,once the outer pane and the inner panel are mounted to each other, it istroublesome to separate them from each other and the operation ofseparating them from each other requires much time and power.

SUMMARY

An objective of the present technology described herein is to provide avehicular door including an outer panel and an inner panel that aremounted to and separated from each other easily without requiring aseparated component for mounting and separation.

According to the technology described herein, a vehicular door includesan inner panel including a first inner side stopper and a second innerside stopper projecting from a vehicular exterior panel surface thereof,and an outer panel including a first outer side stopper and a secondouter side stopper projecting from a vehicular interior side panelsurface thereof. The outer panel is mounted on a vehicular exterior sideof the inner panel such that the outer panel and the inner panel aremounted to and separated from each other by relative sliding thereof ina lateral direction, and the outer panel is mounted to the inner panelwhile the first outer side stopper and the first inner side stopperbeing fit to each other and the second outer side stopper and the secondinner side stopper being fit to each other. In the relative sliding ofthe inner panel and the outer panel in the lateral direction, the firstouter side stopper, the second inner side stopper, the second outer sidestopper, and the first inner side stopper are arranged such that thefirst outer side stopper is not contacted with the second inner sidestopper or the second outer side stopper is not contacted with the firstinner side stopper.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a vehicular door according to a firstembodiment.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view typically illustrating componentsof the vehicular door according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the vehicular dooraccording to the first embodiment taken along A-A line in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the vehicular dooraccording to the first embodiment taken along B-B line in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is an elevation view illustrating the vehicular door according tothe first embodiment including an outer panel and an inner panel thatare mounted to each other.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a mounting structure ofthe outer panel and the inner panel and taken along C-C line in FIG. 1(FIG. 3).

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the mounting structure ofthe outer panel and the inner panel and taken along D-D line in FIG. 1(FIG. 3).

FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating the mounting structure of theouter panel and the inner panel including stoppers that are fitted toeach other.

FIG. 9 is a plan view illustrating the vehicular door including theouter panel that is to be attached to and detached from the inner panel.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of areinforcing member of the inner panel of the vehicular door according tothe first embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a locking mechanismincluded in the reinforcing member taken along M-M line in FIG. 10.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cross-sectionalconfiguration of an armrest of the vehicular door according to the firstembodiment and taken along E-E line.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cross-sectionalconfiguration of a portion of the vehicular door near a weather stripaccording to the first embodiment and taken along F-F line.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a portion of thevehicular door near switches according to the first embodiment and takenalong G-G line.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a portion of thevehicular door near a mirror controller according to the firstembodiment and taken along H-H line.

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a portion of thevehicular door near a locking mechanism according to the firstembodiment and taken along I-I line.

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a portion of thevehicular door near a hinge portion according to the first embodimentand taken along J-J line.

FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a portion of thevehicular door near the hinge portion according to the first embodimentand taken along K-K line.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view illustrating a structure of a reinforcingmember included in a vehicular door according to a second embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

One embodiment of the present technology will be described withreference to FIGS. 1 to 18. In the first embodiment section, a frontdoor of an automobile, which is a vehicle, will be described as avehicular door. In each of the drawings, an arrow FR represents avehicular front side, an arrow RR represents a vehicular rear side, anarrow L represents a vehicular left side, and an arrow R represents avehicular right side.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4, a vehicular door 100 includes an outerpanel 500 and an inner panel 200 that are mounted to each other. Theouter panel 500 is an outermost panel of a vehicle that forms an outerappearance of the vehicle. The outer panel 500 is a resin outer panelthat is made of resin. The inner panel 200 is a panel that is aninterior component forming an interior appearance of the vehicle (aninterior design surface). The inner panel 200 is a resin inner panelthat is made of resin.

In the vehicular door 100 according to this embodiment including theouter panel 500 and the inner panel 200, only the inner panel 200 isconnected to a vehicular body 700 (see FIGS. 17 and 18) at a frontsection thereof with a hinge portion 110. According to such aconfiguration, the vehicular door 100 can be open and closed withswinging. Any other panel components are not present between the outerpanel 500 and the inner panel 200. The outer panel 500 and the innerpanel 200 that are opposite each other configure the vehicular door 100.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the outer panel 500 has an exterior surfacethat is formed in an uneven surface according to an outer appearance (anouter appearance design surface) of the vehicle. The outer panel 500made of resin can be molded with deep drawing and an outer appearancestructure can be designed freely. The inner panel 200 includes a pocketopening 11 of a door pocket 10, an armrest 12 on which an occupant ofthe vehicle put on his/her arm, a handle portion 13 where fingers areput in to open and close the door, and switches 14 including operationswitches for opening and closing a door window. Such components areincluded on an interior surface of the inner panel 200 and the interiorsurface configures an interior design surface.

As illustrated in FIGS. 2 to 4, the inner panel 200 includes a bodymember (a resin body member) 300 that configures the interior designsurface of the vehicular door 100 and a frame-shaped reinforcing member(a resin reinforcing member, an annular reinforcing member) 400. Thereinforcing member 400 is disposed on an outer peripheral section of anexterior surface 307 (an exterior peripheral surface) of the body member300. In this embodiment, the reinforcing member 400 has a frame shape.However, a pair of reinforcing members extending in a vehicularfront-rear direction may be disposed on an upper side and a lower side,respectively.

Examples of resin used for the outer panel 500 may include fiberreinforced resin (that is obtained by mixing glass fiber, carbon fiber,aramid fiber, polyethylene fiber with thermosetting resin such asunsaturated polyester, epoxy resin, polyamide resin, or phenol resin),polyacetal resin, polyamide resin, polycarbonate resin, polyimide resin,and ultra-high molecular weight polyolefin (polyethylene).

Examples of resin used for the body member 300 of the inner panel 200may include polypropylene resin, polyethylene resin, polystyrene resin,polyester resin, and resin obtained by mixing natural fiber with theabove resin. Examples of resin used for the reinforcing member 400 ofthe inner panel 200 may include fiber reinforced resin (that is obtainedby mixing glass fiber, carbon fiber, aramid fiber, polyethylene fiberwith thermosetting resin such as unsaturated polyester, epoxy resin,polyamide resin, or phenol resin), polyacetal resin, polyamide resin,polycarbonate resin, polyimide resin, and ultra-high molecular weightpolyolefin (polyethylene).

The reinforcing member 400 of the inner panel 200 includes an upper bentsection 403 and a lower bent section 407 at an upper section 401 and alower section 404, respectively. The bent sections 403, 407 are formedfrom plate members that project toward the outer panel 500 and extend inthe vehicular front-rear direction. The upper bent section 403 and thelower bent section 407 are bent such that first space 425A and a secondspace 425B are formed by the respective bent sections 403, 407 and thebody member 300. The first and second spaces 425 are between therespective upper and lower bent sections 403, 407 and the body member300 that are opposite in a vehicular interior-exterior direction.

The body member 300 of the inner panel 200 is a plate panel member andincludes an upper panel section 301 on an upper side and a lower panelsection 302 on a lower side. The upper panel section 301 extends in thevehicular front-rear direction and is curved toward the exterior side asit extends from a middle section 331 thereof with respect to a verticaldirection toward an upper section 332 thereof. Namely, the upper panelsection 301 is curved to project toward the vehicular interior side atan upper section thereof. The lower panel section 302 extends in thevehicular front-rear direction and is curved toward the exterior side asit extends from a middle section 333 thereof with respect to thevertical direction toward a lower section 334 thereof. Namely, the lowerpanel section 302 is curved to project toward the vehicular interiorside at a lower section thereof. Accordingly, the upper bent section 403of the reinforcing member 400 and the exterior surface 307 of the upperpanel section 301 form the first space 425A therebetween. The lower bentsection 407 of the reinforcing member 400 and the exterior surface 307of the lower panel section 302 form the second space 425B therebetween.

The body member 300 and the reinforcing member 400 are bonded at contactsurfaces thereof with adhesive. Specifically, the exterior surface 307of the upper panel section 301 is bonded to the upper bent section 403at an upper first bonding part 163 and an upper second bonding part 164.The exterior surface 307 of the lower panel section 302 is bonded to thelower bent section 407 at a lower first bonding part 168 and a lowersecond bonding part 169. Other than bonding, the body member 300 and thereinforcing member 400 may be fixed to each other with ultrasoniccaulking or screw fastening.

The body member 300 of the inner panel 200 includes a projected section311 that projects toward the vehicular interior side. As illustrated inFIG. 14, the projected section 311 configures the armrest 12 andincludes a switch base 32. The switch base 32 includes switches 14 thatprovide a window function to the vehicular door 100. The projectedsection 311 further includes a recess on an upper surface to be recesseddownward and the recess configures the handle portion 13 where a user'shand is put (that is held by a user's hand) to open and close the door.The handle portion 13 is formed such that a part of the body member 300is recessed toward (projected from) an exterior surface of the bodymember 300. The handle portion 13 is not configured by attaching anothercomponent to the body member 300. Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 12,a separate component for the handle portion 13 is not necessary to befixed to the projected section 311 and the projected portion 311configuring the handle portion 13 is not necessary to be fixed toanother component with screws on an exterior side 49 (in an exteriorside space) of the projected section 311.

An outer reinforcing member 22 is mounted on the vehicular interior sidewith respect to the upper portion of the outer panel 500. The outerreinforcing member 22 is formed of resin or resin and fiber material.The outer reinforcing member 22 overlaps the upper panel section 301 andthe upper bent section 403 (including the first space 425A) with respectto a vehicular interior-exterior direction. Namely, the outerreinforcing member 22 is at a substantially same level as the upperpanel section 301 and the upper bent section 403. The outer reinforcingmember 22 includes two plate members and at least one of the two platemembers is bent to be projected outward (to the exterior side). The twoplate members are stacked together and a space 228 is formed between thetwo plate members with respect to the vehicular interior-exteriordirection.

A window glass (a plate member) 30 included in a door window is betweenthe outer panel 500 and the inner panel 200 so as to be movable upwardand downward. The window glass 30 is a functional component having afunction of the door window. For achieving lifting/lowering of thewindow glass 30, the reinforcing member 400 includes a mounting seatportion 402 at an upper end portion of the upper section 401 thereof asillustrated in FIG. 13. The mounting seat portion 402 projects towardthe exterior side. A weather strip (a buffer member) 35 is mounted onthe exterior side surface of the mounting seat portion 402 to close aspace between the exterior side surface of the mounting seat portion 402and the window glass 30 and allow the window glass 30 to be lifted andlowered. A mounting seat portion 510 is disposed on an upper end portion501 of the outer panel 500 and the weather strip 35 is mounted on thevehicular interior side surface of the mounting seat portion 510. Theweather strips 35 mounted on the respective mounting seat portions 402,510 are opposite each other and the window glass 30 is movable betweenthe weather strips 35.

An impact beam 21 is mounted on the vehicular interior side of the outerpanel 500 at a lower section thereof. The impact beam 21 extends in thevehicular front-rear direction and absorbs shock from the exterior side.The impact beam 21 overlaps and is opposite the lower bent section 407of the reinforcing member 400 with respect to the vehicularinterior-exterior direction. The lower bent section 407 (an impact beamopposite bent section) is formed from a plate member that is bent toproject toward the outer panel 500. According to such a configuration,the second space 425B is surrounded by the lower bent section 407 (theimpact beam opposite bent section) and the body member 300 with respectto the vehicular interior-exterior direction and is an impact beamoverlapping space. Such a configuration of the second space 425B, thelower bent section 407 (the impact beam opposite bent section), the bodymember 300, and the impact beam 21 that overlap each other appropriatelyabsorbs shock acting on an occupant from the exterior side.

The lower panel section 302 of the body member 300 included in the innerpanel 200 has a pocket opening 11. As illustrated in FIG. 4, a loweredge of the projected section 311 of the body member 300 and an inneredge of the lower section 404 of the reinforcing member 400 has a pockethole 15 therebetween. A cover member 40 is disposed to cover the pockethole 15 from the exterior side with respect to the body member 300 andthe reinforcing member 400. A space that is on the exterior side withrespect to the pocket opening 11 and is surrounded by the lower portionof the body member 300 below the pocket opening 11 and the cover member40 is an inner space of the door pocket 10. The door pocket 10 is openat an interior design surface of the vehicular door 100.

As illustrated in FIG. 10, the reinforcing member 400 of the inner panel200 includes a rear wall 445 and an upper wall 446. The rear wall 445extends from the interior surface of the rear portion of the reinforcingmember 400 with respect to the vehicular front-rear direction to theexterior surface of the body member 300. The upper wall 446 extends fromthe interior surface of the upper edge portion of the reinforcing member400 to the exterior surface of the body member 300. As illustrated inFIG. 11, the rear wall 445 includes a locking mechanism 460 for lockingthe vehicular door 100 with the vehicular body 700 (see FIGS. 16, 17,18). The locking mechanism 460 includes a key stopper 467 included inthe vehicular door 100, a locking mechanism mounting portion 445A and alocking mechanism housing portion 461 to which the locking mechanismincluding the key stopper 467 is mounted, a hole 447 formed in thelocking mechanism mounting portion 445A, and a hole 466 formed in thelocking mechanism housing portion 461. The locking mechanism mountingportion 445A is a part of the rear wall 445. A key member included inthe vehicular body 700 is inserted through the holes 447, 465 and lockedwith the key stopper 467 included in the vehicular door 100 asillustrated in FIG. 11.

In such a locking mechanism 460, the key stopper 467 is mounted in thelocking mechanism mounting portion 445A and the locking mechanismhousing portion 461 and the vehicular door 100 is locked with thevehicular body 700 at the key stopper 467 that is mounted in the lockingmechanism mounting portion 445A and the locking mechanism housingportion 461 of the locking mechanism 460. Therefore, the lockingmechanism mounting portion 445A and the locking mechanism housingportion 461 of the locking mechanism 460 are required to have highrigidity. In this embodiment, the locking mechanism mounting portion445A and the locking mechanism housing portion 461 of the lockingmechanism 460 are thicker than a normal portion 442 of the rear wall 445that is an extended end portion and the upper wall 446. Thus, therigidity of the locking mechanism 460 and the portion of the rear wall445 near the locking mechanism 460 is increased.

According to this embodiment, the inner panel 200 including the bodymember 300 and the reinforcing member 400 is made of resin andtherefore, the thickness of the inner panel 200 can be changed easily atdifferent parts and the rigidity of the inner panel 200 can be changedeasily at different parts. The outer panel 500 is also made of resin andtherefore, the thickness of the outer panel 500 can be easily changed atdifferent parts and the rigidity can be also changed easily at differentparts. The locking mechanism 460 is configured to lock a resin moldedcomponent to the reinforcing member 400 or may be configured to bemolded integrally with the reinforcing member 400.

A mounting mechanism of the outer panel 500 and the inner panel 200 willbe described below. FIG. 5 is a plan view illustrating the vehiculardoor 100 a part of which is transparent to illustrate the mountingmechanism of the outer panel 500 and the inner panel 200. As illustratedin FIG. 5, the outer panel 500 and the inner panel 200 are mounted toeach other with stoppers 50 included at a peripheral section of thedoor. The stoppers 50 disposed on a lower section of the vehicular door100 are arranged in the vehicular front-rear direction and the stoppers50 disposed on a front section of the vehicular door 100 are arrangedvertically. All the stoppers 50 are arranged at different levels.Specifically, the stoppers 50 include outer side stoppers 53, 63 thatproject from the interior surface of the outer panel 500 and inner sidestoppers 56, 66 that project from the exterior surface of the innerpanel 200. The outer side stoppers 53, 63 and the inner side stoppers56, 66 are connected so that the outer panel 500 and the inner panel 200are joined.

In this embodiment, as described before, the inner panel 200 that isconnected to the outer panel 500 is mounted to the vehicular body 700via a hinge portion 110. Accordingly, the vehicular door 100 is movedwith swinging with respect to the vehicular body 700 to be closed andopened. The outer panel 500 can be detached from the inner panel 200that is mounted to the vehicular body 700 by sliding the outer panel 500with respect to the inner panel 200. Specifically, as illustrated inFIG. 9, the outer panel 500 that is connected to the inner panel 200 isslid to be away from the hinge portion 110 and pulled and removed fromthe inner panel 200 through an opposite side (the rear side) from thehinge portion 110 (see an arrow facing right in FIG. 9). The outer panel500, which is a separated component, is put in the inner panel 200 fromthe opposite side (the rear side) from the hinge portion 110 and slid tobe closer to the hinge portion 110 until the outer panel 500 and theinner panel 200 overlap each other (see an arrow facing left in FIG. 9).Thus, the outer panel 500 and the inner panel 200 are mounted to eachother.

One of the outer side stoppers included in the outer panel 500 is afirst outer side stopper 53 that is relatively closer to the hingeportion 110. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the first outer side stopper 53includes a first outer side projecting portion 51 projecting from theinterior surface (the interior panel surface) 509 of the outer panel 500and a second outer side projecting portion 52 projecting downward from adistal end of the first outer side projecting portion 51. Another one ofthe outer side stoppers included in the outer panel 500 is a secondouter side stopper 63 that is relatively farther away from the hingeportion 110. As illustrated in FIG. 7, the second outer side stopper 63includes a third outer side projecting portion 61 projecting from theinterior surface (the interior panel surface) 509 of the outer panel 500and a fourth outer side projecting portion 62 projecting upward from adistal end of the third outer side projecting portion 61.

One of the inner side stoppers included in the inner panel 200 is afirst inner side stopper 56 that is relatively closer to the hingeportion 110. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the first inner side stopper 56includes a first inner side projecting portion 54 projecting from theexterior surface (the exterior panel surface) 209 of the inner panel 200and a second inner side projecting portion 55 projecting upward from adistal end of the first inner side projecting portion 54. Another one ofthe inner side stoppers included in the inner panel 200 is a secondinner side stopper 66 that is relatively farther away from the hingeportion 110. As illustrated in FIG. 7, the second inner side stopper 66includes a third inner side projecting portion 64 projecting from theexterior surface (the exterior panel surface) 209 of the inner panel 200and a fourth inner side projecting portion 65 projecting downward from adistal end of the third inner side projecting portion 64.

The stopper 50 that is relatively close to the hinge portion 110includes the first outer side stopper 53 and the first inner sidestopper 56. The first outer side stopper 53 and the first inner sidestopper 56 are fit to each other as follows. As illustrated in FIG. 6,the first outer side projecting portion 51 is on an upper side withrespect to the first inner side projecting portion 54. The second outerside projecting portion 52 and the second inner side projecting portion55 at least partially overlap each other with respect to the vehicularinterior-exterior direction and the second outer side projecting portion52 is on the vehicular interior side than the second inner sideprojecting portion 55. The stopper 50 that is relatively farther awayfrom the hinge portion 110 includes the second outer side stopper 63 andthe second inner side stopper 66. The second outer side stopper 63 andthe second inner side stopper 66 are fit to each other as follows. Asillustrated in FIG. 7, the third outer side projecting portion 61 is ona lower side with respect to the third inner side projecting portion 64.The fourth outer side projecting portion 62 and the fourth inner sideprojecting portion 65 at least partially overlap each other with respectto the vehicular interior-exterior direction and the fourth outer sideprojecting portion 62 is on the vehicular interior side than the fourthinner side projecting portion 65.

Each of the first outer side stopper 53 (the first outer side projectingportion 51, the second outer side projecting portion 52), the secondouter side stopper 63 (the third outer side projecting portion 61, thefourth outer side projecting portion 62), the first inner side stopper56, (the first inner side projecting portion 54, the second inner sideprojecting portion 55), and the second inner side stopper 66 (the thirdinner side projecting portion 64, the fourth inner side projectingportion 65) included in the stoppers 50 is a cantilever projection piecehaving a certain length elongated in the vehicular front-rear directionas illustrated in FIG. 8. A configuration of each stopper 50 will bedescribed with reference to FIG. 8.

The first outer side stopper 53 includes an outer side rear portion 71of a plate member surrounded by the outer panel 500 and vehicular rearedge sides of the first outer side projecting portion 51 and the secondouter side projecting portion 52. The first outer side stopper 53further includes an outer side first insertion hole 72 that is oppositethe outer side rear portion 71 and at vehicular front edges of the firstouter side projecting portion 51 and the second outer side projectingportion 52. The first outer side stopper 53 further includes an outerside second insertion hole 73 at lower edges of the second outer sideprojecting portion 52 and the outer side rear portion 71. The firstouter side stopper 53 further includes a reinforcing rib 58 forreinforcing the projected portion. The reinforcing rib 58 extends fromthe outer side first insertion hole 72 side edge of the first outer sideprojecting portion 51 and from the outer panel 500. The first outer sidestopper 53 has a guide surface 57 on an edge surface thereof near theouter side first insertion hole 72 for smooth fitting of the projectionswith sliding. The guide surface 57 is sloped to increase an opening sizeof the outer side first insertion hole 72. The outer side firstinsertion hole 72 through which the second inner side projecting portion55 is to be inserted is included at the edge of the first outer sidestopper 53 near the hinge portion 110.

The first inner side stopper 56 includes an inner side front portion 74of a plate member surrounded by the inner panel 200 and vehicular frontedge sides of the first inner side projecting portion 54 and the secondinner side projecting portion 55. The first inner side stopper 56further includes an inner side first insertion hole 75 that is oppositethe inner side front portion 74 and at vehicular rear edges of the firstinner side projecting portion 54 and the second inner side projectingportion 55. The first inner side stopper 56 further includes an innerside second insertion hole 76 at upper edges of the second inner sideprojecting portion 55 and the inner side front portion 74. The firstinner side stopper 56 further includes a reinforcing rib 59 forreinforcing the projected portion. The reinforcing rib 59 extends fromthe inner side first insertion hole 75 side edge of the first inner sideprojecting portion 54 and from the inner panel 200. The first inner sidestopper 56 has a guide surface 57 on an edge surface thereof near theinner side first insertion hole 75 for smooth fitting of the projectionswith sliding. The guide surface 57 is sloped to increase an opening sizeof the inner side first insertion hole 75. The inner side firstinsertion hole 75 through which the second outer side projecting portion52 is to be inserted is included at the edge of the first outer sidestopper 53 far from the hinge portion 110.

According to such a configuration, the first outer side stopper 53 andthe first inner side stopper 56 overlap and are stopped with respect toa vertical direction and the vehicular interior-exterior direction andthe second outer side stopper 63 and the second inner side stopper 66overlap and are stopped with respect to the vertical direction and thevehicular interior-exterior direction. Such stopper structures areprovided along the outer edge of the vehicular door 100 so that theouter panel 500 and the inner panel 200 are connected to each other.According to such a configuration, the outer panel 500 and the innerpanel 200 are mounted to each other while being positioned with respectto the vertical direction and the vehicular interior-exterior direction.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the stoppers 50 are arranged in a directionaway from the hinge portion 110 such that the inner panel 200 and theouter panel 500 are slidably and detachably moved in a relativelylateral direction along a panel surface (in the vehicular front-reardirection). Namely, the stoppers 50 are arranged such that the stoppersare not contacted and obstruct the sliding when the outer panel 500 isdetached from or mounted in the inner panel 200 with sliding. Inmounting the outer panel 500 to the inner panel 200, the outer panel 500is fit into the inner panel 200 from the vehicular rear side of theinner panel 200 and moved laterally with sliding. At this time, thesecond inner side projecting portion 55 is inserted through the outerside first insertion hole 72 to an inner space of the first outer sidestopper 53 and the second outer projecting portion overlaps the secondinner side projecting portion 55 with respect to the vehicularinterior-exterior direction. A front edge of the first outer sidestopper 53 is contacted with the inner side front portion 74 or a rearedge of the first inner side stopper 56 is contacted with the outer siderear portion 71 such that the outer panel 500 is not unnecessarilyinserted further toward the vehicular front side.

The first outer side stopper 53 is closer to the hinge portion 110 thanthe second outer side stopper 63 and the first inner side stopper 56 iscloser to the hinge portion 110 than the second inner side stopper 66.When the outer panel 500 is moved in the vehicular front-rear directionalong the panel surface to be detached from or mounted in the innerpanel 200, the second inner side stopper 66 is disposed at a level so asnot to be contacted with the first outer side stopper 53. According tosuch a configuration, the stoppers are not contacted in the sliding andthe outer panel 500 is detached from or mounted in the inner panel 200smoothly. Namely, the outer side stoppers 53, 63 and the inner sidestoppers 56, 66 are arranged such that respective levels of the outerside stoppers 53, 63 are different from respective levels of the innerside stoppers 56, 66. The outer side stoppers 53, 63 that are arrangedin the vehicular front-rear direction are arranged at different levelsin a direction (a vertical direction) perpendicular to the vehicularfront-rear direction (a sliding direction), and the inner side stoppers56, 66 that are arranged in the vehicular front-rear direction arearranged at different levels in the direction (the vertical direction)perpendicular to the vehicular front-rear direction (the slidingdirection).

Each of the outer side stoppers 53, 63 includes a reinforcing rib 58 andeach of the inner side stoppers 56, 66 includes the reinforcing rib 59for reinforcing the projecting portions. As illustrated in FIG. 8, eachstopper has the guide surface 57 at an opening end thereof for achievingsmooth sliding.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the window glass 30 (a window component, afunctional component) is included in the vehicular door 100 according tothis embodiment. The door 100 including the window glass 30 has afunction of a window. The window glass 30 is between the outer panel 500and the inner panel 200, as described before. As illustrated in FIG. 14,a window regulator with a motor 31 is mounted between the outer panel500 and the inner panel 200, and specifically, is mounted on the bodymember 300 of the inner panel 200. The window regulator 31, which is adriving component, drives the window glass 30, which is the functionalcomponent, to move the window glass 30 up and down. The switches 14 arearranged on the design surface of the inner panel 200 for operating thewindow regulator with a motor 31 to lift or lower the window glass 30vertically.

As illustrated in FIG. 14, the switch base 32 is disposed in an uppersurface 312 of the projected section 311 of the body member 300 of theinner panel 200. The switch base 32 includes the switches 14 that areexposed from the upper surface 312 toward the interior design surfaceside. The switch base 32 includes the switches 14 exposed from the uppersurface of the projected section 311, a base portion 33 extendingdownward from the upper surface, and a mounting seat 34 extending fromthe base portion 33 toward the exterior side. The window regulator witha motor 31 is mounted in the mounting seat 34. The window regulator witha motor 31 is arranged on the exterior surface side with respect to theinner panel 200 (the body member 300) and, specifically, is mounted inthe mounting seat 34 that is included in the switch base 32 having theswitches 14 and extends toward the exterior side. According to such aconfiguration, wiring between the switches 14 and the window regulatorwith a motor 31 is easy and simple.

As a functional component different from the window glass (the windowcomponent) 30, as illustrated in FIG. 15, a door mirror 132 is includedin the door and a mirror controller ECU 131 for driving the door mirror132 is mounted in the inner panel 200 (the body member 300).Specifically, the mirror controller ECU 131 is disposed on the exteriorsurface side with respect to the cover member 40 that covers the pockethole 15. The mirror controller ECU 131 is mounted on a mounting seat 130extending toward the vehicular exterior side. Signal lines extend fromthe mirror controller ECU 131 to the switches 14 and the door mirror 132is opened or closed and the angle of the door mirror 132 is adjusted byoperating the switches 14.

If the vehicular door 100 that is closed such that a part of thevehicular door 100 overlaps the vehicular body 700 as illustrated inFIG. 16 is moved around the hinge portion 110 and opened, a rear sidesurface (a rear wall surface) 363 of the vehicular door 100 is exposedrearward. The vehicular door 100 is formed of combination of the outerpanel 500 made of resin and the inner panel 200 made of resin. The rearside surface 363 is formed from the body member 300 made of resin andmay be seen from the rear side by somebody when the door is open. Therear side surface 363 may be molded with resin such as embossing and maybe processed to be an embossed surface having improved design.

A configuration of the hinge portion 110 with which the vehicular door100 is opened and closed will be described with reference to FIGS. 17and 18.

As described before, the vehicular door 100 includes the inner panel 200and the outer panel 500 and the inner panel 200 is connected to thevehicular body 700 via the hinge portion 110. The force is concentratedon the hinge portion 110 when the door is opened and closed andtherefore, the hinge portion 110 is necessary to be mounted on the innerpanel 200 with great connection strength. In this embodiment, the bodymember 300 and the reinforcing member 400 included in the inner panel200 and the outer reinforcing member 22 are fastened with the hingeportion 110. Specifically, as illustrated in FIGS. 17 and 18, the innerpanel 200, which includes the body member 300 and the reinforcing member400, and the outer reinforcing member 22 are supported by a hinge plate800 from outside and fastened with a screw 830 from inside while havingone hinge bracket 810 of the hinge portion 110 therebetween. Namely, theinner panel 200, the outer reinforcing member 22, the hinge plate 800,and the hinge bracket 810 are fastened with the screw 830. Asillustrated in FIG. 18, another hinge bracket 820 is supported by thevehicular body 700 via a rotation center 850 and according to such aconfiguration, the vehicular door 100 (the inner panel 200) is movedwith swinging and opened and closed with respect to the vehicular body700. As illustrated in FIGS. 17 and 18, the outer panel 500 is mountedto the inner panel 200 to cover the hinge portion 110 and the innerpanel 200 from outside and slides laterally with respect to the innerpanel 200 to be detached from and attached to the inner panel 200.

The vehicular door 100 according to the first embodiment includes theouter panel 500 made of resin and the inner panel 200 that is made ofresin and mounted to the outer panel 500 on the vehicular interior sidewith respect to the outer panel 500. The inner panel 200 includes thebody member 300 made of resin and configuring the interior designsurface of the vehicular door 100 and the reinforcing member 400 made ofresin and disposed on the exterior side with respect to the body member300 and opposite the outer peripheral portion of the body member 300.The outer member and the inner member of the door are made of resin andthus, the door is reduced in weight. The resin inner panel 200, which isthe inner member, includes the resin body member 300 as the designsurface of the vehicular interior and includes the resin reinforcingmember 400 at the exterior outer peripheral portion of the resin bodymember 300 to strengthen the outer peripheral portion of the door. Thus,effective rigidity of the door is ensured with a simple configurationand a low cost. Especially, the resin inner panel 200 is formed from twocomponents including the body member 300 as a design component and thereinforcing member 400 as a reinforcing component. Such a configurationprovides quite a new vehicular door. The inner panel 200 is simplyproduced by bonding the frame-shaped reinforcing member 400 to theexternal outer peripheral surface of the body member 300 with adhesiveand the obtained inner panel 200 is mounted on the outer panel 500 andthe vehicular door 100 is produced.

The resin reinforcing member 400 includes the upper bent section 403 andthe lower bent section 407 that are plate members bent and projectingtoward the outer panel 500 and the first space 425A and the second space425B are formed between the respective upper and lower bent sections403, 407 and the resin body member 300 with respect to the vehicularinterior-exterior direction. According to such a configuration, thefirst and second spaces 425A, 425B that are between the respective bentsections 403, 407 and the resin body member 300 ensure high rigidity.Therefore, the vehicular door 100 including the outer panel 500 and theinner panel 200 that are made of resin can have effective rigidity.Especially, the first space 425A and the second space 425B are formedbetween the resin outer panel 500 and the resin body member 300 of theresin inner panel 200. Therefore, no component is therebetween and alarge space area can be provided within the respective spaces 425A, 425Band the high rigidity can be obtained easily.

The resin body member 300 includes the upper panel section 301 on theupper side and the lower panel section 302 on the lower side. The upperpanel section 301 extends in the vehicular front-rear direction and iscurved toward the vehicular exterior side as it extends from the middlesection 331 with respect to the vertical direction toward the uppersection 332 thereof. The lower panel section 302 extends in thevehicular front-rear direction and is curved toward the vehicularexterior side as it extends from the middle section 333 with respect tothe vertical direction toward the lower section 334 thereof. The resinreinforcing member 400 includes the upper bent section 403 that formsthe first space 425A with the external surface of the upper panelsection 301 therebetween and the lower bent section 407 that forms thesecond space 425B with the external surface of the lower panel section302 therebetween. According to such a configuration, the upper portionof the vehicular door 100 has high rigidity at the first space 425A thatis between the upper panel section 301 and the upper bent section 403,and the lower portion of the vehicular door 100 has high rigidity at thesecond space 425B that is between the lower panel section 302 and thelower bent section 407. Therefore, the vehicular door 100 including theouter panel 500 and the inner panel 200 that are made of resin can haveeffective rigidity.

The resin reinforcing member 400 is formed in an annular shape along theperipheral portion of the resin body member 300. According to such aconfiguration, the inner panel 200, that is eventually the vehiculardoor 100, can have higher rigidity.

The resin body member 300 includes the projected section 311 thatprojects toward the vehicular interior side. The switches 14 or theswitch base 32, which are functional components providing a function tothe vehicular door 100, is mounted in the projected section 311. Thevehicular door 100 needs to have rigidity at the portion in which thefunctional component is mounted. In the above configuration, theprojected section 311 has higher rigidity than other flat portion of theresin body member 300. The switches 14 and the switch base 32, which arethe functional components, are mounted in the projected section 311having higher rigidity and therefore, even if the functional componentsis mounted in the resin inner panel 200, problems regarding the rigidityare less likely to be caused.

The outer reinforcing member 22 that is formed of resin or combinationof resin and fiber material and extends in the vehicular front-reardirection is arranged on the vehicular interior side with respect to theresin outer panel 500 and opposite the upper section of the resin outerpanel 500. According to such a configuration, the resin outer panel 500can have effective strength.

The window glass 30, which is formed from a plate member of the doorwindow, is between the resin outer panel 500 and the resin inner panel200 so as to be movable upward and downward. The weather strip (thebuffer member) 35 is mounted on the exterior side surface of the uppersection 401 of the resin reinforcing member 400 (the exterior sidesurface of the mounting seat portion 402) to close the space between theexterior side surface of the upper section 401 and the window glass 30,which is formed from the plate member, and allow the window glass 30 tobe lifted and lowered. According to such a configuration, a space nearthe window is closed and the window glass 30 can be lifted and loweredwithout additionally including another mounting member for mounting theweather strip (the buffer member) 35. In this embodiment, the resinreinforcing member 400 includes the upper bent section 403 formed ofresin and the angle of the upper bent section 403 can be easilyadjusted. Therefore, the position and the angle of the weather strip(the buffer member) 35 can be changed freely by adjusting the angle ofthe upper bent section 403. As a result, friction between the weatherstrip (the buffer member) 35 and the window glass 30 (the plate member)can be adjusted appropriately.

The impact beam 21 is mounted on the vehicular interior side of theresin outer panel 500 at the lower section thereof. The impact beam 21extends in the vehicular front-rear direction and absorbs shock from thevehicular exterior side. The resin reinforcing member 400 includes thelower bent section 407 (the impact beam opposite bent section) thatoverlaps and is opposite the impact beam 21 with respect to thevehicular interior-exterior direction. The lower bent section 407 (theimpact beam opposite bent section) is formed from a plate member that isbent to project toward the resin outer panel 500. According to such aconfiguration, the second space 425B (the impact beam overlapping space)is surrounded by the lower bent section 407 (the impact beam oppositebent section) and the resin body member 300. According to such aconfiguration, the impact from the vehicular exterior side can beabsorbed by two components including the impact beam 21 and the secondspace 425B (the impact beams overlapping space) overlapping the impactbeam 21. Therefore, the vehicular door 100 including the resin outerpanel 500 and the resin inner panel 200 can appropriately protect theoccupants from the shock.

The resin body member 300 has the pocket opening 11 (an opening, ahole). The lower edge of the projected section 311 of the body member300 and the inner edge of the lower section 404 of the reinforcingmember 400 has the pocket hole 15 therebetween. The cover member 40 isdisposed to cover the pocket hole 15 from the exterior side with respectto the body member 300 and the reinforcing member 400. Thus, the doorpocket 10 has an inner space surrounded by the lower portion of the bodymember 300 below the pocket opening 11 and the cover member 40.According to such a configuration, a small luggage can be put in thedoor pocket 10 through the pocket opening 11 (the opening, the hole)from the vehicular interior side. The pocket hole 15 that is between theresin reinforcing member 400 and the body member 300 is covered with thecover member 40 from the vehicular exterior side and thus, the doorpocket 10 is provided. In such a configuration, any additional componentis not required to form the door pocket 10 and a cost is lowered.

The resin reinforcing member 400 includes the rear wall 445 extendingfrom the interior surface of the rear portion of the reinforcing member400 with respect to the vehicular front-rear direction to the exteriorsurface of the body member 300 and the upper wall 446 extending from theinterior surface of the upper portion of the reinforcing member 400 tothe exterior surface of the body member 300. The rear wall 445 includesthe locking mechanism 460 for locking the vehicular door 100 with thevehicle body and the locking mechanism mounting portion 445A and thelocking mechanism housing portion 461 of the locking mechanism 460 areconfigured to have thickness greater than that of the upper wall 446.When the door is locked, a locking portion of the door that is to belocked with the vehicle body and includes the locking mechanism 460 isrequired to have strength relatively greater than other portion of thedoor. According to the above configuration, the resin reinforcing member400 includes the locking mechanism 460 at the rear wall 445 and thelocking mechanism mounting portion 445A and the locking mechanismhousing portion 461 of the locking mechanism 460 is configured to bethicker than other portion (the upper wall in this embodiment) such thatthe strength of the locking portion is ensured.

The outer panel 500 includes the first outer side stopper 53 and thesecond outer side stopper 63. The first outer side stopper 53 includesthe first outer side projecting portion 51 projecting from the interiorpanel surface 509 of the outer panel 500 and the second outer sideprojecting portion 52 projecting downward from the first outer sideprojecting portion 51. The second outer side stopper 63 includes thethird outer side projecting portion 61 projecting from the interiorpanel surface 509 of the outer panel 500 and the fourth outer sideprojecting portion 62 projecting upward from the third outer sideprojecting portion 61. The inner panel 200 includes the first inner sidestopper 56 and the second inner side stopper 66. The first inner sidestopper 56 includes the first inner side projecting portion 54projecting from the exterior panel surface 209 of the inner panel 200and the second inner side projecting portion 55 projecting upward fromthe first inner side projecting portion 54. The second inner sidestopper 66 includes the third inner side projecting portion 64projecting from the exterior panel surface 209 of the inner panel 200and the fourth inner side projecting portion 65 projecting downward fromthe third inner side projecting portion 64.

The first outer side stopper 53 and the first inner side stopper 56 arefitted to each other as follows. The first outer side projecting portion51 is on an upper side with respect to the first inner side projectingportion 54. The second outer side projecting portion 52 and the secondinner side projecting portion 55 at least partially overlap each otherwith respect to the vehicular interior-exterior direction and the secondouter side projecting portion 52 is on the vehicular interior side thanthe second inner side projecting portion 55. The second outer sidestopper 63 and the second inner side stopper 66 are fitted to each otheras follows. The third outer side projecting portion 61 is on a lowerside with respect to the third inner side projecting portion 64. Thefourth outer side projecting portion 62 and the fourth inner sideprojecting portion 65 at least partially overlap each other with respectto the vehicular interior-exterior direction and the fourth outer sideprojecting portion 62 is on the vehicular interior side than the fourthinner side projecting portion 65.

According to such a configuration, the outer panel 500 and the innerpanel 200 are mounted to each other by relatively sliding them in alateral direction (in the vehicular front-rear direction) that is amounting direction. The outer panel 500 and the inner panel 200 can beseparated from each other by relatively sliding them in an oppositedirection from the mounting direction. Thus, in the vehicular door 100,the outer panel 500 and the inner panel 200 are easily fit to each otherand easily separated from each other, and any additional components forthe fitting or separating such as screws is not necessary.

Each of the first outer side projecting portion 51, the second outerside projecting portion 52, the third outer side projecting portion 61,the fourth outer side projecting portion 62, the first inner sideprojecting portion 54, the second inner side projecting portion 55, thethird inner side projecting portion 64, and the fourth inner sideprojecting portion 65 is a projection piece having a certain width.According to such a configuration, the outer panel 500 and the innerpanel 200 are supported each other vertically and laterally withoverlapping projections.

Among the outer panel 500 and the inner panel 200, only the inner panel200 is fixed to the vehicular body 700 via the hinge portion 110 suchthat the vehicular door is opened and closed with swinging. The outerpanel 500 is not connected to the vehicular body 700. Therefore, theouter panel 500 is easily removed from the inner panel 200 that isconnected to the vehicular body 700 by sliding laterally the outer panel500 to be away from the hinge portion 110. In mounting the outer panel500 in the inner panel 200, the outer panel 500 can be easily mounted inthe inner panel 200, which is connected to the vehicular body 700 withthe hinge portion 110, by sliding the outer panel 500 into the innerpanel 200 from the portion away from the hinge portion 110.

The first outer side stopper 53 and the second inner side stopper 66 arearranged at different levels so as not to be contacted with each otherin the relative sliding of the inner panel 200 and the outer panel 500.The second outer side stopper 63 and the first inner side stopper 56 arearranged at different levels so as not to be contacted with each otherin the relative sliding of the inner panel 200 and the outer panel 500.Accordingly, the inner panel 200 and the outer panel 500 can be smoothlymounted or removed by relatively sliding them laterally. In thisembodiment, the first inner side stopper 56 is fit to the first outerside stopper 53 and the second inner side stopper 66 is fit to thesecond outer side stopper 63. If the first outer side stopper 53contacts the second inner side stopper 66 in the sliding operation ofthe outer panel 500, the relative lateral sliding of the outer panel 500and the inner panel 200 cannot be performed for mounting and removingthe outer panel 500 and the inner panel 200. However, in thisembodiment, the position relation is such that the first outer sidestopper 53 does not contact the second inner side stopper 66 or thesecond outer side stopper 63 does not contact the first inner sidestopper 56 in the sliding operation. Namely, the outer side stoppers arearranged at different levels from the inner side stoppers. Therefore,the outer panel 500 and the inner panel 200 are mounted and removedsmoothly by the lateral sliding operation thereof.

Especially in this embodiment, only the inner panel 200 is connected tothe vehicular body 700 via the hinge portion 110 such that the vehiculardoor is opened and closed with swinging. Namely, the outer panel 500 isnot fixed to the vehicular body 700. The first outer side stopper 53 iscloser to the hinge portion 110 than the second outer side stopper 63 isand the first inner side stopper 56 is closer to the hinge portion 110than the second inner side stopper 66 is. Further, the second inner sidestopper 66 is included in the inner panel 200 so as not to contact thefirst outer side stopper 53 when the outer panel 500 is moved (slid)laterally with respect to the inner panel 200 to be mounted in orremoved from the inner panel 200. Namely, the first outer side stopper53 and the second inner side stopper 66 are arranged at different heightlevels and the first inner side stopper 56 and the second outer sidestopper 63 are arranged at different height levels. According to such aconfiguration, when the outer panel 500 is moved and slid laterally withrespect to the inner panel 200, the inner side stoppers are notcontacted with any of the outer side stoppers.

In this embodiment, when the outer panel 500 is mounted in the innerpanel 200, the first inner side stopper 56 is fit to the first outerside stopper 53 and the second inner side stopper 66 is fit to thesecond outer side stopper 63. If the position relation is such that theouter side stopper contacts the inner side stopper in the slidingoperation of the outer panel 500, the relative sliding of the outerpanel 500 and the inner panel 200 in the lateral direction cannot beperformed for mounting and removing the outer panel 500 and the innerpanel 200. However, in this embodiment, the outer side stoppers and theinner side stoppers are arranged at different levels. Therefore, thefirst outer side stopper 53 that is closer to the hinge portion 110 andis to be inserted first at the time of the sliding insertion does notcontact the second inner side stopper 66 that is arranged on thevehicular rear side in the sliding operation. Therefore, the first outerside stopper 53 closer to the hinge portion 110 does not contact thesecond inner side stopper 66 and the outer panel 500 and the inner panel200 are mounted and removed smoothly by the lateral sliding operationthereof.

The vehicular door 100 according to this embodiment includes the windowglass 30 (the window component) as the functional component thatprovides a function to the vehicular door 100, the window regulator witha motor 31 as the driving component for driving the window glass 30, andthe switches 14 for operating the window regulator with a motor 31 toexert the function of the window glass 30. The switches 14 are arrangedon the vehicular interior surface side of the inner panel 200 and thewindow regulator with a motor 31 is arranged on the vehicular exteriorsurface side of the inner panel 200. Among the outer panel 500 and theinner panel 200 of the door, the switches 14 are arranged on theinterior surface side of the inner panel 200 that forms the vehicularinterior design surface and the window regulator with a motor 31 isarranged on the exterior surface side of the inner panel 200. Therefore,the arrangement configuration of the switches 14 and the windowregulator 31 is simple and a space for them can be smaller. In the doorincluding the inner panel 200 configuring the interior design surfaceand the outer panel 500, another panel is not provided for mounting thewindow regulator with a motor 31. However, the window regulator with amotor 31 is mounted on the inner panel 200 including the switches 14such that the configuration of the door is simple.

The mounting seat 34 is provided on the inner panel 200 so as to extendfrom the exterior surface of the inner panel 200 toward the exteriorside. The window regulator with a motor 31 is mounted on the mountingseat 34. Thus, the window regulator with a motor 31 is mounted on theinner panel 200 via the mounting seat 34 extending toward the exteriorside. Accordingly, the window regulator with a motor 31 can be arrangedin an appropriate position between the inner panel 200 and the outerpanel 500.

The window regulator with a motor 31, which is the driving component, ismounted on the body member 300 made of resin. In the vehicular door 100including the outer panel 500 and the inner panel 200 that are made ofresin, rigidity of the door 100 can be ensured by the reinforcing member400 made of resin. Furthermore, the window regulator with a motor 31 ismounted on the body member 300 made of resin and the rigidity isincreased at the mounting portion of the body member 300. The windowregulator with a motor 31, which is the driving component, is mounted onthe body member 300 of the inner panel 200 that is fixed to thevehicular body 700 with the hinge portion 110. With such aconfiguration, in removing the outer panel 500 from the inner panel 200,the lines routed between the window glass 30 (the functional component),the window regulator with a motor 31 (the driving component), and theswitches 14 are not necessary to be removed.

The inner panel 200 (the body member 300) includes the projected section311 that projects toward the vehicular interior side. The switches 14are included in the switch base 32 that is arranged on the upper surface312 of the projected section 311 of the inner panel 200 (the body member300). The switch base 32 includes the switches 14 that are exposed atthe upper surface of the projected section 311, the base portion 33extending downward from the upper surface, and the mounting seat 34extending from the base portion 33 toward the exterior side and on whichthe window regulator 31 is mounted. Among the outer panel 500 and theinner panel 200 of the door, the switches 14 are arranged on theinterior surface side of the inner panel 200 that forms the interiordesign surface and the window regulator with a motor 31 is arranged onthe exterior surface side of the inner panel 200. Therefore, thearrangement configuration of the switches 14 and the window regulator 31is simple and a space for them can be smaller. Especially, the switchbase 32 is mounted in the projected section 311 of the inner panel 200(the body member 300) and includes the base portion 33 extendingdownward from the upper surface of the projected section 311 and themounting seat 34 extending from the base portion 33 toward the exteriorside and in which the window regulator 31 is mounted.

Next, a configuration of a vehicular door according to a secondembodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 19. Unlike thereinforcing member 400 of the first embodiment, the vehicular dooraccording to the second embodiment includes a reinforcing member 4000having a configuration illustrated in FIG. 19. Specifically, thereinforcing member 4000 integrally includes the cover member 40 thatextends upward from a lower end pf the reinforcing member 4000. An upperend (distal end) of the cover member 40 contacts the lower edge of theprojected section 311 of the body member 300 and a housing space isformed within the door pocket 10. The locking mechanism 460 is alsomolded integrally with the reinforcing member 4000. Other configurationsare similar to those of the first embodiment and will not be described.

The present technology is not limited to the description as describedabove with reference to the drawings. For example, the presenttechnology may include following embodiments.

In the above embodiments, automobiles are described as an example of thevehicle. Other than that, the vehicular door of the present technologymay be applied to vehicles on the ground such as a train or amusementpark ride, flying vehicles such as an airplane or a helicopter, andmarine vehicles or undersea vehicles such as a ship or a submarine.

In the above embodiments, the configuration of the vehicular door of thetechnology described herein is applied to a front door. However, theconfiguration of the vehicular door of the technology described hereinmay be applied to a back door.

In the above embodiments, the reinforcing member 400, 4000 is formed ina frame shape. However, the reinforcing member 400, 4000 is necessarilydisposed on an exterior side peripheral portion of the body member 300to configure the reinforcing structure. For example, the reinforcingmember 400, 4000 may be configured as follows to reinforce the bodymember and increase rigidity of the inner panel 200. One or multiplereinforcing member(s) may be partially provided on any portion of theperipheral portion of the body member, or the reinforcing member may beprovided along an upper side section or a lower side section of theperipheral portion of the body member or may extend from the upper sidesection to a side section or may be provided partially along theperiphery of the body member. In the present embodiment also, the firstand second spaces 425A, 425B extend in an extending direction (thefront-rear direction) of the upper side section and the lower sidesection of the body member 300 on the exterior side and the spaces 425function mainly as the reinforcing mechanism.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A vehicular door comprising: an inner panelincluding a first inner side stopper and a second inner side stopperprojecting from a vehicular exterior panel surface thereof; and an outerpanel including a first outer side stopper and a second outer sidestopper projecting from a vehicular interior side panel surface thereof,the outer panel being mounted on a vehicular exterior side of the innerpanel such that the outer panel and the inner panel are mounted to andseparated from each other by relative sliding thereof in a lateraldirection, the outer panel being mounted to the inner panel while thefirst outer side stopper and the first inner side stopper being fit toeach other and the second outer side stopper and the second inner sidestopper being fit to each other, wherein in the relative sliding of theinner panel and the outer panel in the lateral direction, the firstouter side stopper, the second inner side stopper, the second outer sidestopper, and the first inner side stopper are arranged such that thefirst outer side stopper is not contacted with the second inner sidestopper or the second outer side stopper is not contacted with the firstinner side stopper.
 2. The vehicular door according to claim 1, whereinthe first outer side stopper includes a first outer side projectingportion projecting from the vehicular interior panel surface of theouter panel and a second outer side projecting portion projectingdownward from the first outer side projecting portion, the second outerside stopper includes a third outer side projecting portion projectingfrom the vehicular interior panel surface of the outer panel and afourth outer side projecting portion projecting upward from the thirdouter side projecting portion, the first inner side stopper includes afirst inner side projecting portion projecting from the vehicularexterior panel surface of the inner panel and a second inner sideprojecting portion projecting upward from the first inner sideprojecting portion, the second inner side stopper includes a third innerside projecting portion projecting from the vehicular exterior panelsurface of the inner panel and a fourth inner side projecting portionprojecting downward from the third inner side projecting portion, thefirst outer side stopper and the first inner side stopper are fit toeach other such that the first outer side projecting portion is abovethe first inner side projecting portion and the second outer sideprojecting portion and the second inner side projecting portion arepartially overlapped with each other with respect to a vehicularinterior-exterior direction and the second outer side projecting portionis on the vehicular interior side than the second inner side projectingportion, and the second outer side stopper and the second inner sidestopper are fit to each other such that the third outer side projectingportion is below the third inner side projecting portion and the fourthouter side projecting portion and the fourth inner side projectingportion are partially overlapped with each other with respect to thevehicular interior-exterior direction and the fourth outer sideprojecting portion is on the vehicular interior side than the fourthinner side projecting portion.
 3. The vehicular door according to claim2, wherein each of the first outer side projecting portion, the secondouter side projecting portion, the third outer side projecting portion,the fourth outer side projecting portion, the first inner sideprojecting portion, the second inner side projecting portion, the thirdinner side projecting portion, and the fourth inner side projectingportion is a projecting portion of a cantilever structure having acertain width.
 4. The vehicular door according to claim 1, wherein theinner panel is connected to a vehicular body with a hinge portion andthe outer panel is not connected to the vehicular body such that thevehicular door is opened and closed with swinging.
 5. The vehicular dooraccording to claim 1, wherein position relation of the first outer sidestopper and the second inner side stopper or position relation of thesecond outer side stopper and the first inner side stopper is such thatthe inner panel and the outer panel are mounted to and separated fromeach other by the relative sliding of the inner panel and the outerpanel in the lateral direction.
 6. The vehicular door according to claim1, wherein the inner panel is connected to a vehicular body with a hingeportion and the outer panel is not connected to the vehicular body suchthat the vehicular door is opened and closed with swinging, the firstouter side stopper is closer to the hinge portion than the second outerside stopper is and the first inner side stopper is closer to the hingeportion than the second inner side stopper is, and the second inner sidestopper is arranged at a height level so as not to contact the firstouter side stopper in lateral sliding of the outer panel with respect tothe inner panel.
 7. The vehicular door according to claim 1, wherein theouter panel is made of resin and the inner panel is made of resin. 8.The vehicular door according to claim 1, wherein the first outer sidestopper and the second inner side stopper are arranged at differentheight levels.
 9. The vehicular door according to claim 1, wherein theinner panel is connected to a vehicular body with a hinge portion andthe outer panel is not connected to the vehicular body such that thevehicular door is opened and closed with swinging, the first outer sidestopper is closer to the hinge portion than the second outer sidestopper is and the first inner side stopper is closer to the hingeportion than the second inner side stopper is, and the second inner sidestopper and the first outer side stopper are not overlapped with eachother in a sliding direction in which the outer panel is moved withrespect to the inner panel.
 10. The vehicular door according to claim 2,wherein each of the first inner side stopper, the second inner sidestopper, the first outer side stopper, the second outer side stopperextends in a sliding direction in which the outer panel is moved withrespect to the inner panel, the inner panel is connected to a vehicularbody with a hinge portion and the outer panel is not connected to thevehicular body such that the vehicular door is opened and closed withswinging, the first outer side stopper has an outer side first insertionhole at an edge thereof closer to the hinge portion with respect to thesliding direction and has an outer side second insertion hole openingdownward, and the first inner side stopper has an inner side firstinsertion hole at an edge thereof farther away from the hinge portionwith respect to the sliding direction and has an inner side secondinsertion hole opening upward.
 11. The vehicular door according to claim10, wherein in relatively mounting the first side outer stopper and thefirst inner side stopper to each other, the second outer projectingportion is inserted through the inner side first insertion hole and theinner side second insertion hole and the second inner projecting portionis inserted through the outer side first insertion hole and the outerside second insertion hole according to the relative lateral sliding ofthe outer panel and the inner panel.